As an R Automation and AI Solutions Developer, your responsibilities will include:
- Interpret user requirements and identify practical workflow improvements.
- Define sensible scope for request.
- Build proof-of-concept tool.
- Utilize LLM-supported coding, R/Shiny tools.
- Create testing and documentation.
- Ensure that mature prototype aligns with regulated clinical development expectations.
- Present to technical and non-technical audiences.
Here at Cytel we want our employees to succeed and we enable this success through consistent training, development and support. To be successful in this position you will have:
- Strong R programmer.
- Comfortable with clinical trial data and CDISC concepts.
- Experience building automation tools, R packages, R Shiny applications and dashboards, or reusable internal utilities.
- Understands regulated delivery: validation, audit trail, traceability, version control, documentation, testing.
- Understands Git, code review, unit testing, CI/CD concepts.
- Experience using LLMs for coding, summarization, extraction, documentation, review, or workflow automation.
Skills Required
- Strong R programming skills
- Comfort with clinical trial data and CDISC concepts
- Experience building automation tools, R packages, R Shiny applications and dashboards, or reusable internal utilities
- Understanding of regulated delivery, including validation, audit trails, traceability, version control, documentation, and testing
- Understanding of Git, code review, unit testing, and CI/CD concepts
- Experience using LLMs for coding, summarization, extraction, documentation, review, or workflow automation
Cytel Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cytel and has not been reviewed or approved by Cytel.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, life and disability, with FSAs/HSAs also available. Plan quality is often characterized as good to excellent, which lifts the perceived value of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match is consistently part of the benefits package. The plan is also characterized as well managed, contributing to a sense of baseline retirement support.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Overall pay is characterized as decent-to-good and broadly competitive in parts of the business, with stronger alignment noted in senior technical tracks like biostatistics and programming. The total package is often framed as respectable rather than premium.
Cytel Insights
What We Do
Cytel enables decision-makers in the life sciences to unlock the full potential of their products. From navigating uncertainty to proving value, Cytel’s 30 years of global expertise in consulting, data-driven analytics, and industry-leading software helps biotech and pharmaceutical companies transform intelligence into confident decisions. We have an uncompromising commitment to scientific rigor and high standards of operational excellence, which are channeled through our locations in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Asia. Together, we enable our clients to deliver the therapies that propel humanity forward. Cytel employs a range of data science tools from biostatistics to machine learning to help executives in the life-sciences to make confident decisions powered by data. We are probably best known for being leaders in the field of adaptive clinical trial design, a subset of trial design that uses interim looks to enhance the patient safety and commercial value of pharmaceutical products. We also have specialists in Bayesian statistics, real world evidence, artificial intelligence, health economics, and a number of other research fields to ensure that academic and scientific findings can have impact on industry quickly and seamlessly. www.cytel.com
